The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-09-01

tones.
"Whyl they can't hold a candle to
Alice. Two affected, supercilious CO.
quettes. Whereas Alice is full OF sense, |
intelligence and feeling. She is one Of
q Thousand. II I were a young man I
should try my best to get such a wo-
man as my wife,"
"But, grandfather, you know Alice
can't bear me. She treats me as frig- |
idly as an iceberg"
"She probably treats you coldly,
because you are distant to her, but I
have my reasons for believing that
she has g. secret tenderness for you,
and that il you liked you could easily
win her."
What an idea! A tenderness for
me. You must be trying to fool me-"
"Not in the least. / am perfectly
serious and mean what I say. /
advise you to think about it be-
fore it il too late, and somebody
else steps in and carries off
the prize that you might have won.
I've nothing more to say to you, and
as it is time We were both in bed, I'll
wish you good night" and the old
man threw away his half-fnished- CT
gar and walked off in an Initiated
frame of mind at Jacks want of SYM
pathy with his favorite project.
A few days later Mrs. Bush's picnic
took place, and a gay party OF young
men and maidens with a few older
people to keep them in order, were
seated late in the afternoon around a
snowy tablecloth spread upon a
grassy tableau not far from Of the
boldest and Hottest cliffs that give the
coast of Mount Desert it's picturesque
outline-Frank Norton, sitting with
Alice, q little apart from the others,
conversed with her in soft
low whispers, at the same
| time bending looks of adora-
tion upon her. Jack was not SO much
absorbed by his companions charms
that his attention was not soon
drawn to these manifestations, and
Indifferent though he had expressed
himself to be towards Alice q pang Of
jealousy shot through his heart as he
noticed her acceptance of attentions
from one who a short time before had
been an utter stranger to her. For
the past few days Jack had, in spite
of himself, pondered much upon his
grandfather's words, asking himself
many times ii what the old man said
in regard to the state of Alice's feeling
could possibly be true. AS was nat
ural, his curiosity and interest had
been aroused, and now that she SEEM
ed SO highly appreciated by another,
she began to grow desirable to his
eyes. He seemed to e her
as never before. , He noticed
how exquisite the expression OF her
eyes, how perfect the cut ofher features,
how delicate and harmonious her
coloring, and refined her air and bear.
ing. He acknowledged that, as his
grandfather had said, she was one OF
a thousand, not only in outward ap-
pearance but in inner worth, and he
bewailed his stupidity at letting an
other get a chance at the prize which
he might have won. He forgot to
make himself agreeable to the young
lady beside him, and became silent
and absorbed in his own thoughts.
Happily fer. her q reinforcement soon
arrived from the heights above, and
this scene of sentiment and jealousy
was soon transformed into a merry
one in which songs, gay laughter and
badinage predominated. At about 8
o'clock the chaperons collected the
young people from the various points
to whichthey hadwandered and start.
ed them upon the homeward drive,
Jack did not add much to the gayety
Of the occasion. Wishing to make
himself as miserable as possible, he
had taken a place upon the same
blackboard which contained Alice,
still attended by her adorer, and by
the time the hotel was reached he had
worked himself into a fine state Of
wrath over what he was pleased to
term the fckleness of woman. For
several days Mr.. Morton continued
his devotions to Alice, and then ear.
ly one evening, after he had returned
from q drive with her, he announced
to his friends that he should leave by
the early boat the following morning.
It was surmised from his downcast
looks, that he had "put his fate to
the touch, and lost it ALL" and had
made up his mind suddenly to leave
the scene Of his disappointment.
Jack was much relieved at his de.
parture, and after spending q week in
getting up his courage, for love had
worked a wonderful tt ansformationi in
the hold conceited Jack, he managed
to join Alice one morning as she was
setting out alone for q walk, her man
ner was rathersdiscouraging and dis.
tant, but he felt that it was, perhaps,
no more than he deserved. This inter
view served, however, to break the ice,
andgfor the next fortnight Jacks de.
4 votion supplied q subject for the Cos
sips of the hotel, who hoped the poor
girl would not be deceived by the at
attentions of that horrid f1irt, Jack
Stoneman.
Ourshero was, however, as much in
earnest as his granfather could desire,
and was determined to make the best
use o This time while the coast was clear.
Alice much to his Joy grew less and
less cold to him, and he beganto hope
that when she became convinced OF
the sincerity Of his feelings she would
give him more decided encouragement.
4 One evening after tea he invited her
to take !. stroll. and they wandered
into a grassy lane, which soon merged
into q woodland path. The air was
soft and mild, and the breeze blowing
over the pine forests that clothed the
side Of the mountain, rising gradually
before them, brought with it 9 deli.
ious odor OF pine and hemlock. Lights
ctwinkled in the villas picturesquely
pe,ched upon seemingly inaccessible
heights, aud giving a touch of life to
the otherwise deserted landscape
The young couple continued to strool